Cheap and disposable? The impact of the global economic crisis on the migration of Ethiopian women domestic workers to the Gulf

Gender and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-262

  Fernandez, Bina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethiopian domestic workers; Global economic crisis; Gulf countries; Migration; Remittances

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954280484     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: 13649221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2010.491335     Document Type: Article

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